SMC vs. Haverford, New Jersey

Belles Fall to Haverford, #22 College of New Jersey

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Saint Mary's tennis team had a couple of set-backs on Thursday, falling to Haverford and #22 College of New Jersey.

Against the Fords, it was evident early on that the match would be a tight one as the #1 and #2 doubles flights were decided by scores of 9-7 and 9-8 (5), respectively. Unfortunately for the Belles, they came up on the short end of both flights. The #3 doubles tandem of Mary Therese Lee and Jessica Camp took a strong 8-4 win to close the gap to 2-1 entering the singles competitions. Laura Arnold battled back after dropping her second set to take a win at #6 singles, but the Fords and the Belles split the six singles competitions and Haverford earned the 5-4 win.

In the afternoon contest against #22 ranked College of New Jersey, the Lions proved why they are one of the top teams in the nation with an 8-1 win over the Belles. Earning a victory at #2 singles for Saint Mary's was Camille Gebert, who won 6-2, 6-4.

The Belles will take a day off from competition on Friday and return to action on Saturday when they face off against Lincoln.